Monday, September 14, 2009

I harvested honey from 2 of my three hives and in both cases I had a couple of bees get under my veil, what fun that was.

With the first hive I only got one sting with only one bee getting through. On the second hive those bees are quite creative and I ended with 7 total bees inside my veil, 3 stings and 4 dead bees. Well I guess there was 7 dead by the end but 4 I got first. They didn't all get in at once. They came in one or two at a time. It was when they teamed up that they got me. I would get one but the other would get me. I may requeen that hive in the spring, just because.

I have a new suite ordered and will use it to harvest from the last hive.

This reminded me of the first time I helped a friend check his hives (he was trying to interest me in beeking) -- after 13 direct hits to the face, in spite of being veiled, and one pair of cracked eyeglasses, I decided to buy a full suit of "bee armor". I've never regretted the decision!

About Me

At heart I am country boy raised in the back woods of Kentucky. I can remember when my grandparents got running water and a toilet in their house. It was sometime in the early 1970s. Oh the stories I could tell
January 1980 Houston Texas, after a sincere prayer I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The prayer went something like this. "Only you God know if the things the missionaries teach are true and I believe you can tell me. Is this Your true church?" I was alone. The answer came the moment the last word left my mouth and it was so unmistakable that I can never deny it. I knew at that very moment that it was true. God had once again established a Prophet on the earth just like Moses or Noah. The heavens are open and God has once again established his kingdom on the earth.
Well enough of that back to my life story and why I started this Blog
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In what little time I have free I have started this project to keep bees. The Honey Bee is a wonderful creation. This blog is a way for me to document my progress and maybe encourage others to join with me